James Lanman

James Lanman (14 June 1767-7 August 1841) was a US Senator from Connecticut (DR) from 4 March 1819 to 4 March 1825, succeeding David Daggett and preceding Calvin Willey.

Biography
James Lanman was born in Norwich, Connecticut in 1767, and he was admitted to the bar in 1791. He was elected to the State House of Representatives in 1817, and he went on to serve in the US Senate from 1819 to 1825 as a Democratic-Republican supportive of William H. Crawford. He was the last Senator to wear a powdered wig, ruffled shirts, and knee breaches, and he died in 1841.